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1981-0433

COSMOS 1297

COSMOS 1297 (NORAD 12716) landed on 30 August 1981, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12716
International designator
1981-079A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Aug 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
30 Aug 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 30 Aug 1981

1 entry
1981-0432COSMOS 1259 DEB

From the same launch

1981-079
1981-0422SL-4 R/B
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